The Meaning of Leviticus 20:9 Explained

Leviticus 20:9

KJV: For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

YLT: For any man who revileth his father and his mother is certainly put to death; his father and his mother he hath reviled: his blood is on him.

Darby: Whatever man revileth his father and his mother shall certainly be put to death: he hath reviled his father and his mother; his blood is upon him.

ASV: For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall surely be put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For every  one  that curseth  his father  or his mother  shall be surely  put to death:  he hath cursed  his father  or his mother;  his blood  [shall be] upon him. 

What does Leviticus 20:9 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 20

1  Of him who gives his seed to Moloch
4  Of him who favors such an one
6  Of going to wizards
7  Of sanctification
9  Of him who curses his parents
11  Of incest
13  Of sodomy
15  Of bestiality
18  Of uncleanness
22  Obedience is required with holiness
27  Wizards must be put to death

What do the individual words in Leviticus 20:9 mean?

For every one who curses - his father or his mother surely shall be put to death or his mother He has cursed His blood [shall be] upon him
כִּֽי־ אִ֣ישׁ אִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְקַלֵּ֧ל אֶת־ אָבִ֛יו וְאֶת־ אִמּ֖וֹ מ֣וֹת יוּמָ֑ת וְאִמּ֛וֹ קִלֵּ֖ל דָּמָ֥יו בּֽוֹ

אִ֣ישׁ  every 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
אִ֗ישׁ  one 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
יְקַלֵּ֧ל  curses 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: קָלַל  
Sense: to be slight, be swift, be trifling, be of little account, be light.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
אָבִ֛יו  his  father 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
אִמּ֖וֹ  his  mother 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אֵם  
Sense: mother.
מ֣וֹת  surely 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive absolute
Root: מוּת  
Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.
יוּמָ֑ת  shall  be  put  to  death 
Parse: Verb, Hofal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מוּת  
Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.
וְאִמּ֛וֹ  or  his  mother 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אֵם  
Sense: mother.
קִלֵּ֖ל  He  has  cursed 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: קָלַל  
Sense: to be slight, be swift, be trifling, be of little account, be light.
דָּמָ֥יו  His  blood  [shall  be] 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: דָּם  
Sense: blood.
בּֽוֹ  upon  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular